On June 23, Delaware HB 425 passed the Senate Administration/Elections Committee.  The bill had already passed the House.  It reinstates the old, more lenient definition of “Political Party” for 2010 only.

Earlier this year, the legislature had passed a bill doubling the number of registrants that a party needs to be on the ballot, from about 300 members, to about 600.  HB 425 says that the new, tougher requirement should not be in force until 2011.